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PREVIEW: TODAY’SISSUES IN SOUTHWEST ASIA
UNIT ATLAS
Chapter 21PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHYHarsh and AridLands
Chapter 22HUMAN GEOGRAPHYReligion, Politics,and Oil
Chapter 23TODAY’S ISSUESSouthwest Asia
RELIGIOUS CONFLICT
OVER LAND
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONFlares of burning natural gas are common
sights at oil wells in the Al-Ghawar oil field
in Saudi Arabia.
PLACE Two holy places in Jerusalem, Israel, can be
seen in this photograph: a shrine known as the Dome of
the Rock, which is sacred to Muslims, and the Western
Wall, a spot sacred to Jews.
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REGION More than half of the world’s oil
reserves are found in this region.
HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONSome experts believe that the freshwater supplies
of the Arabian peninsula will be exhausted in the
next 25 to 30 years.
LOCATION Southwest Asia connects three
continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa.
SW
AS
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MOVEMENT Crossing the desert areas of Southwest Asia
by land would be almost impossible without oases to provide
water and a resting place. This oasis was on the caravan
route from Yemen to Palestine.
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